An interview-based podcast exploring all areas of history, featuring historians and history enthusiasts of all kinds.
Twitter: @ChartingHistPod (https://twitter.com/chartinghistpod)
Website: mooregraham.wordpress.com/charting-history-podcast/ (mooregraham.wordpress.com/charting-history-podcast/)
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In the final episode of season 1, Jean-Marc Hill uses a series of caricatures from the early 1800s to consider the imagery and stereotypes that described 'Jack Tar' and British sailor culture in the Age of Sail.
You can view the caricatures discussed in this episode here, on Google Drive (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yZuTUuht-7r7LwZ1CmfVDsFbUnpV9k7aOBhQgyPICYM/edit?usp=sharing).
You can also read Jean-Marc's recent open-access article 'Identity and mentalité: British naval sailors and encounter during the "scientific" voyages, 1764-1803' in the Journal of Maritime Research (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21533369.2022.2045539).
Keep in touch and stay up to date by following us on Twitter, @ChartingHistPod (https://twitter.com/chartinghistpod).
Music:
'Pizzicato Theme', by G. Moore.
'The Drunken Sailor's Lament', G. Moore.
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15 Mar 2023
Episode 1.4: Valerie Hobson, a Wartime Film Star
Drawing on fan magazines, photography, and other records from the British Film Institute (BFI) archive Jade Evans discusses the life and career of British film star Valerie Hobson, and how she became an influential role model during the Second World War.
Episode transcript coming soon!
Keep in touch and stay up to date by following us on Twitter, @ChartingHistPod (https://twitter.com/chartinghistpod).
Music:
'Pizzicato Theme', by G. Moore.
'Remembrances I', by G. Moore.
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1 Mar 2023
Episode 1.3: The Pacific Voyage of HMS Dolphin
In this episode of Charting History, Will Manthorp - a history teacher and maritime historian - takes us around the world, as we follow the 1767-8 Pacific voyage of HMS Dolphin under Captain Samuel Wallis.
Along the way, we discuss the mental health and wellbeing of seafarers on lengthy sea voyages, and also consider ways of adapting historical research for teaching.
You can view the transcript for this episode here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bMRoc9Zv_ZqRA96uO0faOo3klcneCWwl/view?usp=sharing).
Keep in touch and stay up to date by following us on Twitter, @ChartingHistPod (https://twitter.com/chartinghistpod).
Music:
'Pizzicato Theme', by G. Moore.
'Leave Her Johnny', arr. G. Moore.
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15 Feb 2023
Episode 1.2: The Trico-Folberth Dispute
The road towards equal pay for women has been a long one, with many outstanding events along the way. This episode, Amy Longmuir examines one of those episodes of industrial action that paved the way towards equal rights and truly equal pay - 1976's Trico-Folberth Dispute.
If you'd like to hear more from Amy, you can find her on Twitter, @AmyLouLongmuir (https://twitter.com/AmyLouLongmuir). Amy also runs the official blog of the University of Reading's History Department, which you can read at unireadinghistory.com (https://unireadinghistory.com/).
Music:
'Solidarity (Pizzicato Arrangement)', recorded by G. Moore [insp. Ralph Chaplin, 'Solidarity Forever' (1915)].
'Pizzicato Theme', by G. Moore.
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1 Feb 2023
Episode 1.1: Captain Kidd's Treasure
They say 'dead men tell no tales' - but that won't stop us today...
Featuring piracy, plunder, and buried treasure, Luke Walters tells the story of Captain William Kidd, hanged for piracy after a widely publicised show trial in 1701.
Want to hear more about Captain Kidd? You can read a recent post by Luke on the University of Reading History department's blog here (https://unireadinghistory.com/2022/08/02/pirate-legends-i-the-legend-of-captain-kidds-buried-treasure-by-luke-walters/). You can also find Luke on Twitter, @CaptainJackdaws (https://twitter.com/CaptainJackdaws).
You can view the episode transcript here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TGUYi27lb5XPRJrV2f11q6eNNBomxkLC/view?usp=sharing).
Music:
Anon., 'The Ballad of Captain Kidd' (1701); performed by G. Moore.
G. Moore, 'Pizz. Theme' (2023).
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4 Jan 2023
Episode 0: Trailer
Charting History - an interview-based history podcast, starting February 2023.
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